Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech

Very familiar with this item as I have a NUVI 360 for work. NUVI 350 is basically same but no Bluetooth. That's OK. Got it to go w/ my wife's new car. Simple, reliable, easy to use. Still rated top budget GPS on CONSUMERSEARCH.
Amazon price of $199 was the best deal I could find.

My wife and I bought the Nuvi 350 -- our first GPS -- right before we took a 500-mile vacation trip. It was surprisingly easy to use. We just typed in our destination address, and it guided us there. The best part was that any time we stopped or missed a turn, it "recalculated" and directed us back to our main route. It was also very helpful in telling us which lane to be in for the next turn. It would have been more helpful in a couple of instances had we downloaded and installed the most recent software from the Garmin website -- before our trip.

At first, having a strange female voice in the car, telling us where to go, was a bit disconcerting. But we grew so fond of it that we named our nuvi "Louise." For the price, this is a great product.

I used this in Chicago and it was hopeless. It could not identify where I was and kept "recalculating" even though I was not moving. It kept receiving mixed signals and though I was right in front of my destination, it kept telling me to go round and round. The suction cup that came with the unit did not work and will afix to the windshield. It was a good thing that I had a friend and a map with me on that day. Do not buy!

it gets lost all the time, takes forever to load the maps and doesn't tell you when the battery is dying.

The first Garmin nuvi was given to us as a gift about four years ago. I was browsing on Amazon and discovered that the same product was considerably less expensive than my children paid when they purchased the first one. I did some comparison shopping and decided that I would purchase a second one so that my husband and I would each have one in our cars. I am very happy that I did because I have already had the opportunity to put it to use. I highly recommend this product. We were happy with the first one and now are doubly satisfied.
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